Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad

A Road Scholar Program by Connie Martin

When

Feb 23, 2023
–1:00pm

Where

Prairie State College
202 S Halsted St
Chicago Heights, IL 60411

Cost

Free
Open to the public

Join Connie as she tells the stories passed down to her Great Grandmother Lizzie of how her family survived the Anti-bellum period through trials and tribulations, and how they used quilts that contain hidden codes and secret messages to assist abolitionists; white and black, to guide slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad to Canada.

During this presentation, Connie shares eighteen different quilt patterns in replica quilts and refer to a book her mother, Dr. Clarice Boswell, wrote about their family called Lizzie’s Story: A Slave Family’s Journey to Freedom.

This event is Free and Open to the public. For more information, please contact William Berkley at wberkley@prairiestate.edu.

PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE COVID-19 POLICY

Please be mindful that COVID -19 variants remain active. We encourage everyone to continue safe practices, such as social distancing and washing/sanitizing your hands. Masks are optional at PSC with the exception of the classroom, college library, and bookstore.

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Sponsor

Prairie State College

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